5 BASIS FOR THE MARITIME SPATIAL PLANNING EU Blue Growth Strategy Economy EU Marine Strategy Directive & Water Framework Directive Ecology EU MSP Directive National MSPs adopted by Finland: MSP is regulated by the Land Use and Building Act

6 Land use and building act 19 ( /482) Duty of the Regional Councils is the planning of the region and maritime spatial planning. Maakunnan tehtävänä on maakunnan suunnittelu sekä merialuesuunnittelu.

7 PURPOSE OF MARITIME SPATIAL PLANNING MERIALUESUUNNITTELUN TARKOITUS MRL 67 a - Purpose of MSP is to develope and support: - Sustainable blue growth and use of sea areas - Sustainable utilisation of natural resources in sea areas - Achievement of the good state of the sea

8 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ECOSYSTEM APPROACH ECOLOGICAL SOCIAL ECONOMICAL

9 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ECOSYSTEM APPROACH WELL-BEING SMART DECISION MAKING BLUE GROWTH ACTORS OF BLUE ECONOMY GOOD ECOLOGICAL STATE OF THE SEA SCIENCE BASED

10 STARTING POINTS FOR MSP IN FINLAND General and strategic target oriented, large scale, cross-regional, international. Supports regional planning and project development by producing information about opportunities and limiting factors. TAVOITE 1. TAVOITE 2 TAVOITE3 Enabling, not limiting. MSP is NOT a legally binding regional plan.

13 3 MARITIME SPATIAL PLANS, 8 REGIONAL COUNSILS Åland Islands will prepare MSP on its own behalf Typically in EU: National authority prepares the MSPs In Finland: Ministry of the Environment is the national authority Regional Counsils prepare the MSPs Coordination group 8 coastal regional counsils + FMoE + Åland Islands S-W Regional Counsil has coordination responsibility Stakeholders form the cooperation group

14 STARTING POINTS FOR MSP Sectors of blue growth that have to be icluded in MSP process (MRL 67 ) ENERGY SECTOR MARINE TRAFFIC YEAR 2017 FISHERY AND AQUA CULTURE TOURISM YEAR 20XX RECREATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF NATURE AND ENVIRONMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF SEA AREAS, LAND AND SEA INTERACTION, NATIONAL SECURITY